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Workwear & PPE Pre-Procurement Market Engagement

  • Southern Housing

UK2: Preliminary market engagement notice - Procurement Act 2023 - view information about notice types

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-069285

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-05ac00

Published 9 October 2025, 4:17pm

Last edited 29 October 2025, 11:24am

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Notice deadline has been extended to 14/10/25

Link to notice on mytenders updated as there have been some access issues

Scope

Description

Provision of Uniform, Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and Provision of an online portal for ordering these items

Total value (estimated)

  • £1,480,000 excluding VAT
  • £1,776,000 including VAT

Above the relevant threshold

Contract dates (estimated)

  • 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2030
  • 4 years

Main procurement category

Goods

CPV classifications

  • 18000000 - Clothing, footwear, luggage articles and accessories

Contract locations

  • UK - United Kingdom

Engagement

Engagement deadline

14 November 2025

Engagement process description

This notice is not a formal invitation for expressions of interest. Southern Housing is issuing this request for information to gather early insight and feedback from the market on this opportunity.

Responding to this Pre-Procurement Market Engagement is optional and will not affect your chances in future bidding. Southern Housing will conduct the procurement process in full compliance with the Public Procurement Regulations 2015 (PCR2015) and the Procurement Act 2023.

We are sharing key information about this opportunity and seeking your valuable knowledge, feedback, and insights in the following areas:

- Provision of Uniform

- Provision of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)

- Online portals for ordering, catalogues of items and budget management

- Geographical Coverage

- Common Challenges

- Technology

- Pricing

For more information please refer to the information document attached in this notice and complete the questionnaire.

Link to notice and files on mytenders:

https://www.mytenders.co.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=OCT170369

If any issues with link, search ref: OCT170369 on Mytenders notice search


Submission

Publication date of tender notice (estimated)

31 January 2026


Contracting authority

Southern Housing

  • Mutuals Public Register: 8983

59-61 Clerkenwell Road

Sittingbourne

ME9 8GU

United Kingdom

Region: UKJ43 - Kent Thames Gateway

Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government